President-Elect Donald Trump and Sprint announced today that Sprint intends to create or bring 5,000 jobs back to the United States.

The company said in a release that these jobs will support multiple functions within the organization including Sprint's Customer Care and Sales teams.

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“We are excited to work with President-Elect Trump and his Administration to do our part to drive economic growth and create jobs in the U.S.,” said Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure. “We believe it is critical for business and government to partner together to create more job opportunities in the U.S. and ensure prosperity for all Americans.”

Sprint said in its release that discussions will begin immediately to determine the right locations in the U.S. to add these jobs.

The company added that it intends to fulfill this commitment by the end of the 2017 fiscal year.

Pres.-elect Trump: "I was just called by the head people at Sprint and they're going to be bringing 5,000 jobs back to the United States." pic.twitter.com/E6UWfFTNAG